idea from text:
Early frame builders had no logical basis upon which they designed the first bicycles. They “simply stumbled on a design that felt OK, and had been riding in that nook of the bicycle universe. There were untested geometries out there that could transform bike design” (Borrell 340). response, reaction, or connection to idea:
Until now, I never realized that the bicycle was designed by trial and error, and I never once considered the possibility of a completely new bicycle design that surpassed the current one. In my mind, I always assumed that the modern diamond shape with direct steering and two wheels behind one another was the epitome of a bicycle frame. However, after learning that early builders did not have a basis for their thinking, it is hard for me not to consider the possibility of a …show more content…
This method of development emphasizes Borrell’s focus on writing a narrative. Though this article is published in Nature, a science journal, Borrell does not merely present his information in a strictly objective way that mimics a science paper; he slowly develops the story using chronological order. At each point in time, Borrell adds more detail to Papadopoulos’s journey. One advantage of this type of storytelling is a better sense of the time and duration of events in Papadopoulos’s journey. Actively engaging with time in a story, such as specific dates, allows readers to better comprehend the space between events and its significance. idea or passage from text:
Papadopoulos was convinced bicycle companies would support the Cornell Bicycle Research Project because he believed his team’s research would improve bicycle design. question this could prompt for class:
Would bicycle research truly benefit the bicycle industry, or is society already too accustomed with the modern bicycle that any new modifications to bicycle design would be
Early frame builders had no logical basis upon which they designed the first bicycles. They “simply stumbled on a design that felt OK, and had been riding in that nook of the bicycle universe. There were untested geometries out there that could transform bike design” (Borrell 340). response, reaction, or connection to idea:
Until now, I never realized that the bicycle was designed by trial and error, and I never once considered the possibility of a completely new bicycle design that surpassed the current one. In my mind, I always assumed that the modern diamond shape with direct steering and two wheels behind one another was the epitome of a bicycle frame. However, after learning that early builders did not have a basis for their thinking, it is hard for me not to consider the possibility of a …show more content…
This method of development emphasizes Borrell’s focus on writing a narrative. Though this article is published in Nature, a science journal, Borrell does not merely present his information in a strictly objective way that mimics a science paper; he slowly develops the story using chronological order. At each point in time, Borrell adds more detail to Papadopoulos’s journey. One advantage of this type of storytelling is a better sense of the time and duration of events in Papadopoulos’s journey. Actively engaging with time in a story, such as specific dates, allows readers to better comprehend the space between events and its significance. idea or passage from text:
Papadopoulos was convinced bicycle companies would support the Cornell Bicycle Research Project because he believed his team’s research would improve bicycle design. question this could prompt for class:
Would bicycle research truly benefit the bicycle industry, or is society already too accustomed with the modern bicycle that any new modifications to bicycle design would be